Jorge da Costa
| Jorge da Costa O.Cist. | |
|---|---|
| Cardinal-Bishop of Porto and Santa Rufina | |
| File:Costa Giorgio.jpg | |
| Church | Catholic Church |
| Diocese | Suburbicarian Diocese of Porto and Santa Rufina |
| In office | 10 April 1503 – 18 September 1508 |
| Predecessor | Giovanni Michiel |
| Successor | Raffaele Riario |
| Other post | Cardinal-Priest of San Lorenzo in Lucina (1489-1508) |
| Previous posts | Cardinal-Bishop of Frascati (1501-1503) Cardinal-Bishop of Albano (1491-1501) Archbishop of Lisbon (1464-1500) Cardinal-Priest of Santa Maria in Trastevere (1484-1489) Archbishop of Braga (1486-1488) Cardinal-Priest of Santi Marcellino e Pietro al Laterano (1477-1484) Bishop of Évora (1463-1464) |
| Orders | |
| Created cardinal | 18 December 1476 by Pope Sixtus IV[1] |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Jorge Martins 1406 Alpedrinha (in present-day Fundão), Beira, Kingdom of Portugal |
| Died | 18 September 1508 (aged 101–102) Rome, Papal States |
Dom Jorge da Costa[2] (1406 – 18 September 1508) was a Portuguese cardinal.[3][4]
Biography
Born in Alpedrinha, Fundão, he is often called the Cardinal of Alpedrinha. He was one of many children of Martim Vaz and his wife, Catarina Gonçalves. He made benefits for all his brothers and sisters.
He held a very large number of ecclesiastical offices. He was Archbishop of Lisbon 1464–1500 and 108th Archbishop of Braga 1486–1501.
He was the confessor of Afonso V of Portugal. From 1478 he was in exile in Rome,[5] having clashed with John II of Portugal, at that point in power though not yet reigning. He died a centenarian in Rome. He is buried in the church of Santa Maria del Popolo in the Costa Chapel that he purchased in 1488 and furnished with high-quality works of art.
He died on 18 September 1508, aged between 101 and 102, making him the second longest lived cardinal after Cardinal Bafile, who died on 3 February 2005 at the age of 101 years, 214 days.[6]
References
- Back to citation "Jorge Cardinal da Costa, O. Cist". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved 4 June 2026.
- Back to citation Giorgio da Costa, George Da Costa.
- Back to citation From 1476. He was bishop of Albano from 1491 to 1501, bishop of Frascati 1501-1503. He was bishop of Porto and Santa-Rufina in 1503.
- Back to citation Miranda, Salvador. "COSTA, Jorge da (1406-1508)". The Cardinals of the Holy Roman Church. Florida International University. OCLC 53276621.
- Back to citation Christopher Columbus; excerpts from the book, Uncovering the Real Columbus Archived 2007-06-25 at the Wayback Machine
- Back to citation Oldest cardinal, Guinness World Records